Application Deadline: 1 November, 2025 (by 4:30pm)
LOCATION: New Zealand
The Tongarewa International Scholarship is a partial fee-based scholarship that will go towards tuition fees for one year of study. It is designed for new international students who are entering their first year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be:
International students who are paying full international fees
A holder of an unconditional or conditional Offer of Place for an eligible programme at Victoria University of Wellington
New students to Victoria University of Wellington
selected by the scholarship award panel (upon scholarship application)
The following documentation must be provided as part of the online scholarship application:
a personal statement of up to 500 words outlining why the applicant wishes to study at Victoria University of Wellington, their academic goals and why they merit the scholarship. Applicants should also include any leadership positions and details of their involvement in their school or community
an Offer of Place or a Conditional Offer of Place for an eligible programme at Victoria University of Wellington (failing to upload the offer with the scholarship application will result in the dismissal of the application)
This is a partial fee-based scholarship which is awarded competitively based on academic excellence and the student’s personal statement. A panel comprising of appropriate Wellington University International staff will review the applications and award the scholarships.
A completed online application must be submitted by 4:30pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation must also be received by 4:30pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.
All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the recipient being fully enrolled in a full-year programme (full-time will be at the level of at least 45) within the stipulated criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.
BENEFIT:
The amount will be awarded as either $2,500, $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000.
The scholarship amount will be credited to students’ accounts approximately two weeks after the programme begins, once the withdrawal period has ended. It cannot be paid out before this date.
Students must pay their tuition fees in full upfront and cannot deduct the scholarship from these fees.
Once the scholarship is awarded, the decision is final and cannot be appealed.
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